- a wild and uncultivated region, as of forest or desert, uninhabited or inhabited only by wild animals; a tract of wasteland.
- a tract of land officially designated as such and protected by the U.S. government.
- any desolate tract, as of open sea.
- a part of a garden set apart for plants growing with unchecked luxuriance.
- a bewildering mass or collection.
- a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- a wild, uninhabited, and uncultivated region
- any desolate tract or area
- a confused mass or collection
- a person, group, etc, making a suggestion or plea that is ignored
- no longer having influence, recognition, or publicity
- the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
